I really hope that we will learn the details of the "pair them up with some other characters once again by the end of the year (https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/37489/icv2-interview-idws-chris-ryall-sarah-gaydos)" that Chris Ryall was talking about.

MikeandRaph87

07-11-2017, 01:14 PM

Will there be a podcast or post on YouTube? This is the SDCC news I have been waiting for. I for one want to know if this potential 1987 cartoon crossover will be unveiled that was teased to me at the Heroes Con.

Vicky82

07-20-2017, 12:49 PM

There's another TMNT/Ghostbusters crossover coming in November

IDW Publishing‏@IDWPublishing 49s
Just announced at SDCC! Sequel to the TMNT/Ghostbusters crossover is coming this November as a 5-week event

CyberCubed

07-20-2017, 12:52 PM

That's a surprise, 5 more TMNT comics is a good thing.

ChosenOne

07-20-2017, 12:52 PM

There's another TMNT/Ghostbusters crossover coming in November

IDW Publishing‏@IDWPublishing 49s
Just announced at SDCC! Sequel to the TMNT/Ghostbusters crossover is coming this November as a 5-week event

It's treason canon, then?

At this rate, 2017 in TMNT comics will never be topped! :o

CyberCubed

07-20-2017, 12:54 PM

It's treason canon, then?

At this rate, 2017 in TMNT comics will never be topped! :o

Agreed. This year we got 12 regular monthly issues, 12 regular Universe issues, the Free Comic book day issue, the 5-issue Dimension X special, the TMNT/Usagi crossover, now 5 Ghostbuster crossovers, and even the Nick animated comic had new stuff with the Robotanimals mini.

IDW damn near put out nearly 60 TMNT comics in 2017 alone. Goddamn.

ChosenOne

07-20-2017, 12:59 PM

Agreed. This year we got 12 regular monthly issues, 12 regular Universe issues, the Free Comic book day issue, the 5-issue Dimension X special, the TMNT/Usagi crossover, now 5 Ghostbuster crossovers, and even the Nick animated comic had new stuff with the Robotanimals mini.

IDW damn near put out nearly 60 TMNT comics in 2017 alone. Goddamn.

I do believe IDW is only doing this to prepare us for the glory of the year when they announce a new 4- or 5-week mini every single month alongside the main title, Universe, FCBD issue, and the odd special or crossover. If they announced something like that out of nowhere, with no proper build-up of immunity, we'd all promptly drop dead at once from collective diarrhea exploding out of our noses. They're smart enough to keep their customer base alive, they are... :tcool:

The only question is, will that be in 2018 or 2019? :D

/joke (or is it?)

CyberCubed

07-20-2017, 01:01 PM

Oh yeah, and I forgot #75 is a double issue, with 40 pages, so that's technically "13 regular issues" in 2017, if you count it like that.

I do imagine they might slow down in 2018 though, you can't very well outdo yourself every year.

MikeandRaph87

07-20-2017, 01:02 PM

I wonder if this will follow up with missing-in-action Pantheon member, Chi-You who while absence was on the minds of the immortal siblings. Will he escape his purgatory and enact revenge? Will he team with the likes Kitsune?

ChosenOne

07-20-2017, 01:05 PM

I wonder if this will follow up with missing-in-action Pantheon member, Chi-You who while absence was on the minds of the immortal siblings. Will he escape his purgatory and enact revenge? Will he team with the likes Kitsune?

That crossed my mind, but then wouldn't it feel a little repetitive? I can imagine the team wanting to break new ground and explore other possibilities. And it's in November, fresh off Halloween, so there could be a bit more of a spooky vibe to that.

The last crossover featured a Turtles villain, maybe this one will skew more in favor of the Ghostbusters?

CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy

07-20-2017, 01:12 PM

Welcome back, Chi-You!

I don't think it's coincidence that the Pantheon story is heating up just as they announce this second crossover...

"Our story begins when an old adversary traps the Turtles in a ghost dimension, as old adversaries are wont to do. However, all hope is not lost for our Heroes in Half-Shell, as New York City’s resident experts on all things spooky quickly answer the call."

That definitely sounds like Chi-You to me... :tcool:

Cyndaquilfan123

07-20-2017, 02:13 PM

I still need to read the first one.

AlZarkovski

07-20-2017, 02:14 PM

"Our story begins when an old adversary traps the Turtles in a ghost dimension, as old adversaries are wont to do. However, all hope is not lost for our Heroes in Half-Shell, as New York City’s resident experts on all things spooky quickly answer the call."

That definitely sounds like Chi-You to me... :tcool:
No. This is Darius Dun. He is a ghost on second cover. Fantom, he-he.:lol:

Powder

07-20-2017, 02:15 PM

Ha, love that Secret Of The Ooze homage. That other cover is one of the coolest so far this series, though! Whoa!

AlZarkovski

07-20-2017, 02:18 PM

These shadows are suspiciously reminiscent of Dark Turtles of FF. If Darius wil be main antagonist, it makes sense.

CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy

07-20-2017, 02:18 PM

Ha, love that Secret Of The Ooze homage. That other cover is one of the coolest so far this series, though! Whoa!

Oh man, now I feel like a complete idiot for not seeing that... you're totally right, SOTO cover! :tlol:

ProphetofGanja

07-20-2017, 02:33 PM

Holy Hell, what a surprise! :o

I wouldn't be surprised if Chi-You makes a brief appearance in this, but it's really cool that Darius Dun will be back, likely teamed-up with one of the Ghostbusters' villains. And those dark silhouettes do not bode well!

Man, what a year for TMNT comics

CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy

07-20-2017, 02:36 PM

Oh SH!T. I missed two things, not one--that IS Darius!!! :teek: :tlol:

Huh, that actually makes sense, I thought they had sharp noses but I guess they could be upper lips.

CyberCubed

07-20-2017, 04:02 PM

Wow, looks like Darius Dun will have some sort of long term role after all. I thought he was just a quick fodder enemy for Splinter to kill off and show him as lead of the Foot Clan. Didn't expect it to lead to anything.

ChosenOne

07-20-2017, 04:06 PM

There's only one possible appropriate response to this and everything else that's coming:

"Darius is a ghost, Dark Turtles are back, Jackals and Cats almost lived together, mass hysteria!"

MikeandRaph87

07-20-2017, 06:41 PM

I am surprised Darius Dunn is not done with. I thought his red shirt purpose had been fulfilled. Could not see this one coming. Darius could not accomplish this one his own. We all think Chi-You is involved somehow Could he be the one who empowers Darius to be able to do this? If not him then what Ghostbusters villain? There is Gozer, Stay Puft The Marsh Mellow Man, Vigo The Carpathian and I would not know who else. Of course it would not be Stay Puft,but what about Gozer or Vigo?

spookycookies

07-20-2017, 07:31 PM

As a variant collector I am very worried about having to handle 2 5 week events in one year. At first I was underwhelmed because well, we already got a Ghostbuster cross over, but now that I think about it the story does make a lot of sense and I think it will be a good fit. This is probably how Chi-You get's back into our comic's universe.

Was this the only announcement they made at Comic Con? I thought they showed a couple of different covers and teased a bit about what to expect in Universe and the Ongoing series last year..

ChosenOne

07-20-2017, 07:42 PM

Was this the only announcement they made at Comic Con? I thought they showed a couple of different covers and teased a bit about what to expect in Universe and the Ongoing series last year..

The actual panel is on Saturday, I believe, so maybe we'll get some more info or teases then?

spookycookies

07-20-2017, 07:44 PM

The actual panel is on Saturday, I believe, so maybe we'll get some more info or teases then?

Oh that's great! It looked the the second image was taken from a panel so I thought it had already happened. Looking forward to more now :tlol:

As a reader of IDW's Ghostbusters series, I dig the implications of including the Dark Turtles. It might be a form taken by the Collectors, who appear as evil duplicates of their victims before kidnapping them into the netherworld (they previously took the guise of the Peoplebusters). The advertisement blurb mentions the Turtles being trapped in a ghostly dimension, so that seems like a cinch.

Yep, you can see Leo's eye piece and Mikey's tongue on the ones on the bottom, I guess the others are Don's and Raph's head spikes, Don's on the right due to the longer spikes and Raph's on the left.

oldmanwinters

07-20-2017, 09:35 PM

My best case fan-scenario. IDW acquires the Sonic the Hedgehog comic book license and they do a TMNT crossover. It came SO CLOSE (http://tmntentity.blogspot.com/2011/01/sonic-hedgehog-10.html) to happening in 1994.

spookycookies

07-20-2017, 09:41 PM

My best case fan-scenario. IDW acquires the Sonic the Hedgehog comic book license and they do a TMNT crossover. It came SO CLOSE (http://tmntentity.blogspot.com/2011/01/sonic-hedgehog-10.html) to happening in 1994.

Yeah they would be the best people to handle Sonic I would say.

Ninjinister

07-20-2017, 10:58 PM

I hope T-Rex at least gets to do a cover for TMNT/GB. The man's been so important to both properties that leaving him out from doing something in these crossovers seems terrible.

TigerClaw

07-22-2017, 08:12 AM

Interview with Kevin Eastman and Tom Waltz from SDCC 2017

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neatoman

07-22-2017, 12:37 PM

My best case fan-scenario. IDW acquires the Sonic the Hedgehog comic book license and they do a TMNT crossover. It came SO CLOSE (http://tmntentity.blogspot.com/2011/01/sonic-hedgehog-10.html) to happening in 1994.

When it comes to IDW getting the Sonic license, I'm less interested in any crossover than I am in the direction of the Sonic comic itself.

I've never really read Archie's Sonic comics, but I know the general idea is that it was essentially a tie-in to those early Sonic cartoons that ended up running long after they were cancelled. As such, it was full of characters and weird concepts (like some "Planet of the Apes"/"Terminator"-fusion type setting) that have nothing to with the actual games, just a weird remnant of early marketing.

So are IDW going to bother using these things to please Archie Sonic's fanbase, or stick to what the games have established to give it a broader appeal? Maybe something in between?

CyberCubed

07-22-2017, 12:49 PM

Isn't IDW the king of licensed comics nowadays? It seems like almost any comic based on an existing cartoon/movie/videogame franchise is picked up by IDW now.

neatoman

07-22-2017, 12:59 PM

Isn't IDW the king of licensed comics nowadays? It seems like almost any comic based on an existing cartoon/movie/videogame franchise is picked up by IDW now.

The American comic book industry is largely built around recognisability, that is why Marvel and DC has such big market shares. IDW getting a lot licenses is probably just part of that strategy.

IDW Publishing‏@IDWPublishing 32s
.@usagiguy says in addition to the one-shot Usagi/TMNT crossover he has an idea for a 5-issue miniseries that he hopes to one day get to

Utrommaniac

07-22-2017, 02:15 PM

No!!! He got the fuzzy thing D8 !

Leatherhead Vs Hakk-r...what fun that will be.

From the looks of things, it doesn't seem like other Utroms are involved,
but something seems off about that?

Powder

07-22-2017, 03:03 PM

I had no idea Khary Randolph was getting involved, how awesome!!!

For those who don't know, he did a bunch of work on the 4kids series, his most notable efforts being several covers for the DVD releases. He's an awesome & super talented dude who I've long wanted to see on art duties for an issue or two. Raaaad.

dl316bh

07-22-2017, 03:56 PM

Is it just me, or does that thumbnail image in the first video about what's coming for the TMNT make everyone look like they're doing a Charlies Angels homage?

When it comes to IDW getting the Sonic license, I'm less interested in any crossover than I am in the direction of the Sonic comic itself.

I've never really read Archie's Sonic comics, but I know the general idea is that it was essentially a tie-in to those early Sonic cartoons that ended up running long after they were cancelled. As such, it was full of characters and weird concepts (like some "Planet of the Apes"/"Terminator"-fusion type setting) that have nothing to with the actual games, just a weird remnant of early marketing.

So are IDW going to bother using these things to please Archie Sonic's fanbase, or stick to what the games have established to give it a broader appeal? Maybe something in between?
I'm guessing in between, something similar to what was done with the Turtles. Stick to the Sega Sonic stuff and world, but slowly integrate things from across the different media as it goes on. I'll be surprised if the characters used by Archie that Sega owns don't show up at some point, even if it's as some kind of side team in the world.

Isn't IDW the king of licensed comics nowadays? It seems like almost any comic based on an existing cartoon/movie/videogame franchise is picked up by IDW now.
It's between IDW and Dark Horse. Prior to recent years, I'd have said that Dark Horse were the king. They've had the rights to Aliens, Predator and AVP for about as long as either have been in comic books. They had Robocop, Terminator and Army of Darkness for long stretches of time. The Star Wars license stuck with them for decades before the Disney acquisition. Conan's another of their mainstays. Buffy's been with them for a long time, including all the spin-offs there. Avatar: The Last Airbender hit comics through them.

It's only in the last ten years or so that IDW's started acquiring licenses and putting them to good use.

DrSpengler

07-22-2017, 06:40 PM

My best case fan-scenario. IDW acquires the Sonic the Hedgehog comic book license and they do a TMNT crossover. It came SO CLOSE (http://tmntentity.blogspot.com/2011/01/sonic-hedgehog-10.html) to happening in 1994.

Well, IDW just announced on their twitter that they've acquired the Sonic license and they'll publish a new series in 2018.

So we'll see what comes of that.

oldmanwinters

07-22-2017, 06:49 PM

Well, IDW just announced on their twitter that they've acquired the Sonic license and they'll publish a new series in 2018.

So we'll see what comes of that.

Chime into the debate as to whether it should or shouldn't happen!
http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?p=1700759#post1700759

funatic

07-23-2017, 11:33 PM

So was there any big news at this panel? Looks mostly likely projects we already knew about? Maybe I missed something.

slingtheory

07-24-2017, 08:07 PM

When it comes to IDW getting the Sonic license, I'm less interested in any crossover than I am in the direction of the Sonic comic itself.

I've never really read Archie's Sonic comics, but I know the general idea is that it was essentially a tie-in to those early Sonic cartoons that ended up running long after they were cancelled. As such, it was full of characters and weird concepts (like some "Planet of the Apes"/"Terminator"-fusion type setting) that have nothing to with the actual games, just a weird remnant of early marketing.

So are IDW going to bother using these things to please Archie Sonic's fanbase, or stick to what the games have established to give it a broader appeal? Maybe something in between?
Question is how much of the archie lore they can actually use if they wanted to. While it's true the series was originally based on the sonic cartoons and mostly the Saturday morning one it eventually kind of spun out and became it's own thing with original characters and ideas while adating the games every once and awhile.I stopped reading it years ago but last I heard there was a big legal issue with one of the main writers that lead to them having to reboot the whole series to be closer to the games. A lot of the stuff that defined Archie's sonic might be off limits because of that

dl316bh

07-24-2017, 09:01 PM

Question is how much of the archie lore they can actually use if they wanted to.
Very little, I'd imagine, since Sonic Chronicles using ideas from Ken Penders time with the Archie comic is what kicked off the entire lawsuit to begin with. It wasn't even over use of any characters, since they didn't carry any over to the game, directly anyway. It's probably too much of a risk. Whether that's a bad thing is up to individual opinion.